Hybrid cochlear/vestibular implant

a cochlear/vestibular implant and hybrid technology, applied in the field of cochlear implant systems and methods, can solve the problems of affecting the daily life of patients with combined loss of hearing and vestibular sensation, unable to effectively treat patients, and unable to achieve the effect of preventing recurrence and prolonging li
US20050267549A1Active Publication Date: 2005-12-01THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Publication Date
2005-12-01

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Abstract

A system for treating patients affected both by hearing loss and by balance disorders related to vestibular hypofunction and / or malfunction, which includes sensors of sound and head movement, processing circuitry, a power source, and an implantable electrical stimulator capable of stimulating areas of the cochlea and areas of the vestibular system.
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[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 575,615, filed May 28, 2004, which application is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to cochlear implant systems and methods, and more particularly relates to a system for treating patients suffering from deficiencies of both cochlear and vestibular labyrinthine (balance) function. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] For patients with both cochlear and vestibular sensory loss, a hybrid cochlear / vestibular implant offers significant advantages over single modality prostheses that address only cochlear or only vestibular function. Cochlear and vestibular sensory loss frequently occur together, because hair cells in both parts of the inner ear are similarly sensitive to ototoxic drug exposure, Ménière's disease, infection, trauma, genetic defects and other diseases. Currently available cochlear implants (e.g., in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,...

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